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Wrestling fans were all about All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Double or Nothing (DoN) last week. While many fans were against the new promotion, most loved what they saw in the first event of the new promotion.
This week, WWE had a chance to show the world how it is still the biggest and best wrestling promotion in the world. While the weekly shows Raw and SmackDown Live failed to do that for the company, it was NXT to the rescue once again.
NXT had their 25th TakeOver last night which showcased some incredible matches involving the most talented athletes.
From the NXT Women’s Championship involving Shayna Baszler and Io Shirai to the NXT North American Championship match where The Velveteen Dream defended his title against Tyler Breeze, not a minute of the show felt like it was badly done, and gave NXT another world-class event.
In this article, we will take a look at the 3 things which made TakeOver XXV absolutely incredible!
#3 The Opener
Most opening matches on a WWE event card are scheduled just to warm up the crowd before the big boys come out. However, this was no ordinary opening match as it was arguably the best match of the night until the main event.
Matt Riddle and Roderick Strong had one of the best matches of the year which showed immense amounts of physicality and intensity. The near-falls made the bout even better and kept us on the edge of our streets.
Since emerging onto the scene, Riddle has arguably become the best mixed martial artist turned wrestler there is in the business today.
Strong, on the other hand, has always been one of the best and showed exactly what he can do as a solo performer and is one of the faces of NXT.
The opening match was a hard-hitting explosive match that set the stage for the rest of the night, and a win for Riddle just made things a bit sweeter for the Bros in attendance.
#2 The Ladder Match
In case you missed the WWE Money in the Bank ladder match a couple of weeks ago, you really didn't miss anything if you managed to catch this one.
The Viking Raiders relinquished the NXT Tag Team Championship earlier this month, claiming that no team was worthy enough to win it from them. Saturday night, former titleholders Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish, The Forgotten Sons, Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan, and The Street Profits battled in a Fatal 4-Way Ladder match to crown the new champions.
The Forgotten Sons put on a great performance in this one, establishing themselves as one of the better tag teams in NXT. Their performance has established them as the next one-on-one contenders for the title.
In a surprising turn of events, it was The Street Profits who managed to win the title and show how NXT is indeed the land of opportunities as compared to the other two main brands.
The entire match and the booking helped put even more faith into NXT and Triple H’s rule.
#1 The Main Event
This was by far the most anticipated match of the night, and it gave fans much more than they could have asked for in an action-packed, emotional, and chart-breaking performance.
Adam Cole and Johnny Gargano must have been aware of the high expectations attached to the clash. What they delivered was much more than most expected.
With Double or Nothing stealing the wrestling world last week, these two men brought back the focus on WWE with a five-star wrestling match where the better wrestler outlasted the other for the gold.
While both men were at the top of their game, it was Adam Cole’s night as he won his first NXT Championship with the company.
Gargano is ready to progress to the main roster now, and there is little the man can’t do in the ring. If he does move to the main roster soon, especially after this match, he will arguably be known as the greatest NXT wrestler ever.
As for The Undisputed Era, the night has just begun.
